Change Your Talk, Change Yourself

If you can imagine it, you can do it.
–Martin Brofman

The power of positive self-talk is huge. Every time we change a negative statement (“I can’t do that”) to a positive (“I choose not to do that right now”), we send a message of strength and self-care to our inner selves.

Positive thoughts are success-oriented. You can eliminate the word “can’t” from your vocabulary and learn how to change other all-too-common negative statements to positives, here:

I can’t stand that–becomes–I feel resistant to that

I can’t do it–becomes–I haven’t yet learned how, or I choose not to do that right now

I can’t see that–becomes–I don’t yet see that clearly.

I can’t handle that–becomes–That’s been difficult for me until now.

I can’t remember–becomes–I don’t recall right now, but it will come in a moment.

It isn’t working–becomes–I haven’t yet seen results

I don’t know how–becomes–I haven’t yet learned how

It’s terrible–becomes–It has got to get better

It’s a failure–becomes–I learned something from this

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Adapted from Improve Your Vision, by Martin Brofman (Findhorn Press, 2004). Copyright (c) 204 by Martin Brofman. Reprinted by permission of Findhorn Press.
Adapted from Improve Your Vision, by Martin Brofman (Findhorn Press, 2004).

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Terry V.

6:11AM PDT on May 14, 2012

Brings to mind the book you can't afford the luxury of a negative thought

send a green star

Teresa W.

7:47AM PDT on Mar 28, 2012

To some extent it's true, but don't exaggerate: In the long run, you can't lie to yourself, for example, when you are really depressed, saying 'I'm very happy' doesn't work.

7:46AM PDT on Mar 28, 2012

KS G.

5:44AM PDT on Mar 28, 2012

Thanks for the article.

Kishore A.

6:15PM PDT on Mar 21, 2012

Thanks

6:14PM PDT on Mar 21, 2012